Implement comms_lifecycle test

[rgbkrk]

Summary

Implements the comms_lifecycle test to validate kernel comm handling.

Changes:

• Add send_comm_open() helper that sends comm_open and checks for rejection
• Add send_comm_close() helper to clean up comms
• Test opens a comm to a test target and verifies kernel handles it correctly:
  • If kernel rejects with comm_close → Pass (proper behavior)
  • If kernel accepts/ignores → Send comm_close, verify kernel still responsive

Results:

• ipykernel: 5/5 Tier 4 tests passing (100%)
• All 23 tests now have real implementations (no more stubs)

Test plan

• Verify ipykernel passes comms test
• Check deno/evcxr behavior
• Confirm no regressions

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Kernel Conformance Matrix

Kernel	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Total
deno	8/9	6/7	1/2	3/5	18/23
evcxr	9/9	3/7	1/2	3/5	16/23
ipykernel	9/9	7/7	2/2	5/5	23/23

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deno (Deno kernel) - 3 failures, 2 skipped

Language: typescript | Protocol: 5.3

Failures

Test	Message Type	Likely Source	Reason
interrupt_request	interrupt_request	unknown	Timeout waiting for control reply
shutdown_reply	shutdown_request	unknown	Timeout waiting for control reply

Skipped (Not Implemented)

• display_data: Kernel can produce display_data messages for rich output
• stdin_input_request: Kernel can request input from frontend via stdin channel

evcxr (evcxr_jupyter) - 5 failures, 2 skipped

Language: Rust | Protocol: 5.3

Failures

Test	Message Type	Likely Source	Reason
inspect_request	inspect_request	unknown	Timeout waiting for shell reply
history_request	history_request	unknown	Timeout waiting for shell reply
comm_info_request	comm_info_request	unknown	Timeout waiting for shell reply
interrupt_request	interrupt_request	unknown	Protocol error: Error deserializing content for msg_type interrupt_reply: missing field status

Skipped (Not Implemented)

• display_data: Kernel can produce display_data messages for rich output
• stdin_input_request: Kernel can request input from frontend via stdin channel

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Test Results by Message Type

Test	Message Type	deno	evcxr	ipykernel
comm_info_request	comm_info_request	✅	❌	✅
comms_lifecycle	comm_open	✅	✅	✅
complete_request	complete_request	✅	✅	✅
display_data	display_data	⏭️	⏭️	✅
error_handling	execute_request	✅	✅	✅
execute_input_broadcast	execute_input	✅	✅	✅
execute_reply_ok	execute_request	✅	✅	✅
execute_result	execute_result	✅	✅	✅
execute_stdout	execute_request	✅	✅	✅
execution_count_increments	execute_request	✅	✅	✅
heartbeat_responds	heartbeat	✅	✅	✅
history_request	history_request	✅	❌	✅
inspect_request	inspect_request	✅	❌	✅
interrupt_request	interrupt_request	❌	❌	✅
is_complete_complete	is_complete_request	✅	✅	✅
is_complete_incomplete	is_complete_request	⚠️	⚠️	✅
kernel_info_has_language_info	kernel_info_request	✅	✅	✅
kernel_info_has_protocol_version	kernel_info_request	✅	✅	✅
kernel_info_reply_valid	kernel_info_request	✅	✅	✅
parent_header_correlation	parent_header	✅	✅	✅
shutdown_reply	shutdown_request	❌	✅	✅
status_busy_idle_lifecycle	status	✅	✅	✅
stdin_input_request	input_request	⏭️	⏭️	✅